by Rod Hughes
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega publicly acknowledged that the dispute over the San Juan River navigation would have to be resolved by the World Court at The Hague. He made the admission during a lengthy press conference following two hours of discussion with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
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by Rod Hughes
Anyone doubting that the dollar is slumping badly has only to have read the country’s leading newspaper, La Nación yesterday, with its banner headline that Banco Central has reduced the value of the dollar against the national currency by 4%.
Costa Rica’s Central Bank is notoriously […]
by Rod Hughes
Scores of Costa Rican students, ages 15 to 25, brought their innovations recently to the Young Inventors’ fair at Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT). Inventions ranged from an ultraviolet killer of mites (such as found in household dust, contributing to allergies) to […]
by Rod Hughes
Thank heavens it was only an exhibition game Wednesday. On the other hand the All-Star’s performance in the 1-1 tie with Panama bodes ill for the Sele, as the team is affectionately (sometimes) called, getting past the improved regional teams and into the World Cup
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by Rod Hughes
Despite the domination of electronic mail, people still send what the computer-literate call disparagingly “snail mail.” So philatelists (stamp collectors, that is) still are in business, reports Tico Times star columnist Mitzi Stark. Recent Costa Rican stamp issues prove both colorful and a fine showcase for the country’s […]
by Rod Hughes
The name of this sports section qualifies the stories as being “soccer mostly” but occasionally we have the opportunity to write about other games. In this case, the Weekend section of the weekly The Tico Times and this covers a recent game of under-14-years-old rugby played by Franco-Costa […]
by Rod Hughes
ICE, the telecommunication monopoly, is preparing for battle as the Legislative Assemby begins discussion of one of 11 remaining bills needed to implement the CAFTA free trade treaty with the United States. The bill is, of course, the opening of competition in the area of cell phones and […]
by Rod Hughes
The Ministry of Public Security has announced that 700 more policemen than ever before will patrol the streets in December in what they call “Operation Alguinaldo.” The latter word refers to the Christmas bonus that must, by law, be paid every employee and which is a traditional target […]
by Rod Hughes
A Latin American aeronautics conference is meeting here, sponsored by Costa Rica and Spain, according to the English-language weekly The Tico Times. Representatives of Mexico, Paraguay, Brzil, Argentina, Haiti, Cuba and Panama will hear of the latest techological advances and the meeting is aimed at updating equipment to […]
by Rod Hughes
The Comptroller General’s Office has okayed funding to continue the construction of the highway from the capital to Port Caldera on the Pacific coast. But most Costa Ricans were not alive when the first section of that highway was built, with the promise that the four-lanes would be […]
